Legal Opinion
State v. Rokus
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1992No. S-90-1198PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
A jury in the district court for Douglas County convicted Larry A. Rokus of the second degree murder of Joseph A. Kashuba, which is a violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-304(1) (Reissue 1989): “A person commits murder in the second degree if he [or she] causes the death of a person intentionally, but without premeditation.”
Rokus’ sole assignment of error is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a finding that he intentionally killed Kashuba.
BACKGROUND FOR THE FATALITY
Late in the evening of February 1, 1990, Rokus and Kashuba, both adults, visited a friend’s residence where they and two…
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